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VOL. XVIII—NO. 8.
MOUNT SAINT CHARLES COLLEGE, HELENA, MONTANA.
Tuesday, April 16, 1929.
Presentation of
"The Upper Room''
is Great Success
i
Performance of Dramatic Club at
Marlow attracts record crowd
"The Upper Room," a drama of
Christ's passion by Monsignor Robert
Hugh Benson, was presented at the
Marlow theatre by the College Dramatic Club on Tuesday, March the
twenty-sixth. The performance was
witnessed by a large crowd at both the
afternoon and evening showings. All
who saw the production were more
than pleased with the work of the
players. Father Riley, Director of
Dramatics, has received many letters
of commendation from those who saw
"The Upper Room." Many have expressed the hope that the play will be
repeated in years to come.
The Scene is the Upper Room
throughout. There are four acts, the
first of which takes place during the
Agony in the Garden and the arrest
of Jesus. The second act takes place
during the trial of Jesus and the way
to Calvary. Act three takes place
during the Crucifixion. The fourth
act takes place in the evening of the
day of the Crucifixion.
Persons of the Drama
Those who took part in the drama
were:
Samuel, of the household of Achaz
John Stafford
Achaz, Lord of the Upper Room....
^■fr Daniel Harrington
^HPjoseph of Arimathea....Murray Brooke
Mary Magdala Lillian Seiler
Mary Margaret Sullivan
Judas Iscariot Edgar Baum
John William McMahon
Peter Vivian Burr
Longinus Charles Lanphier
Veronica Louise Des Jardins
The Doctor John Kopp
Attorney Lester Loble
is Assembly Speaker
Contends that jury system as such is
not at fault and warns against
undue centralization of
judicial power
At the general assembly of March
22nd, attorney Lester Loble, one of
the capital city's leading barristers
delivered an instructive address to the
students of Mount St. Charles College. He dealt with the various
phases of trial by jury and criminal
procedure which are at present attracting much attention and causing
a great deal of comment in political
and social fields. As the Helena attorney has had a very extensive and
successful experience in pleading both
before the bench and the jury he had
his matter very well in hand and
presented his subject in an attractive
manner, and not once did the interest
of his audience wane.
New Ostensorium is
Presented to College
Milwaukee Congregation are the
donors of the gift
Mount St. Charles College has within recent date been the recipient of
a very valuable gift in the form of a
beautiful ostensorium. It stands
thirty-two inches high and is fashioned of gold plate surmounted with
rich designs and bears upon its base
the inscription of the donors, the Holy
Rosary Congregation of Milwaukee of
which parish the Rev. J. J. McGinnity
is pastor. The college wishes to express its sincere" appreciation and
heartfelt thanks for this welcome presentation.
TABLEAUX FROM SCENE IN "THE UPPER ROOM"
Reading- from left to right—Longinus, Charles Lanphier; Peter, Vivian Burr; Veronica, Louise Des. Jardines; Mary,
Margaret Sullivan; John, William McMahon; Joseph of Arimathea, Murray Brooke; S'amuel, John Stafford; Mary Mad-
dale, Lillian Seiler; Achaz, Daniel Harrington.
College Debate Team
Has Successful Trip
Engage in no-decision contests with
Montana State and Eastern
Montana Normal
On Friday, April 5, the debating
team of the college left Helena on
another tour. When they arrived in
Bozeman, they were met by the debaters of the Montana State College
and motored to Three Forks where a
non-decision debate was held in the
County High School. The question for
the debate was "Resolved: That a
substitute for trial by jury be adopted." In Three Forks the Mount St.
Charles team upheld the affirmative
and the negative was supported by
the team from the State College, composed of Frank Feras and Dan Cullen.
From Bozeman to Three Forks the debate teams were accompanied by Professor Brewer, head of the department
of English at the State College.
On the following morning, the
Mount St. Charles team left Bozeman
and arrived in Billings in the afternoon. That evening at the Billings
High School auditorium, they met the
team representing the Eastern Normal College. The Normal team was
made up of Miss Crystal Spaith and
Miss Stella Davis. In Billings, the
Mount St. Charles team upheld the
(Continued on page 3)
JERRY J. O'CONNELL
H. E. Johnson and
J. J. OXonnell are
Winners in Oratory
Every one of the six orators deserving of praise and encouragement.
The whole performance was
excellent
One of the paramount extra-curricular activities of the scholastic year
took place on March 23rd when the annual oratorical contest was held in
the college gymnasium. The performance, which was very well attended,
proved to be one of the most hotly
contested in the history of forensics
at Mount St. Charles. The six speakers were truly excellent, each by his
eloquence and fluency displaying
great ability in the art of the spoken
word. All of the orations were of
first rank, while the speeches themselves, everyone of which had been
carefully prepared, showed that no
effort had been spared in turning out
the most perfect possible. The entrants are surely to be commended for
their enterprise and talent. Those
who participated and the subjects
which they selected were: Jerry J.
O'Connell, A. B. '30, "The Constitution
of the United States"; John .H Good,
Ph. B. '30, "There Must Be No More
War"; Leo J. Belanger, A. B. '29,
"Live and Let Live"; Charles J. Lanphier, A. B. '32, "Which Way America"; Thomas Hosty, P. M. '29, "Declining Liberties"; Harold E. Johnson, Ph. B. '30, "Halt the March of
Sensationalism." James A. Walsh, K.
S. G., Albert J. Roberts, Principal of
the Helena High School, and Raymond
T. Nagle, attorney at law, rendered
the decision.
Winners to be awarded medals. Mr.
Johnson will represent Mount St.
Charles at meet to be held
in Butte May 10
Mr. Harold Johnson, Ph. B. '30 was
the recipient of first honors while
Mr. Jerry O'Connell, A. B. '30, won
second place and a silver medal. The
winner receives a gold medal and is
entitled to the privilege of representing Mount St. Charles College at the
eighth Montana state oratorical contest to be held in Butte, May 10th,
(Continued on page 3)
Caseys Stage Carnival
Benefit Athletic Fund
Merchants of City lend a hand. Pro
ceeds to help promote athletics
at Mount St. Charles
Last week from April 8-13, the local
council of the Knights of Columbus
held their second annual mammoth
carnival for the benefit of the Fighting Saints' athletic fund, and the big
affair was a huge success. The local
"Caseys" have been royal supporters
of the Hilltoppers and have made
possible by their generous work many
large undertakings which have helped
to put Mount St. Charles and the
city of Helena on the map athletically
throughout the Northwest. The merchants of the city recognizing the
winning Fighting Saint combinations
on the gridiron as a valuable and potent advertising medium were equally
generous in their contributions, and
the carnival was one of many attractions.
The chief prize awarded on the concluding evening was a beautiful Whippet coach, with two minor but valuable prizes including a radio and a
hope chest filled by the ladies of the
Cathedral and St. Mary's parishes.
The usual carnival attractions were
present and all who attended pro-
continued on page 3)
HAROLD E. JOHNSON
Landscaping of
College Campus
Now Under Way
Planting of approximately one-half
thousand trees and shrubs will
mark initial step in improvement of grounds
Actual work on an extensive program for the beautification of the
campus was started last week with
the preliminary preparations for the
planting of nearly one-half thousand
trees according to the specifications
of plans launched earlier in the year.
The localities for planting and the
varieties selected were chosen not only
from an artistic viewpoint but also
with regard to the event that subsequent improvements will be made on
the college property. This addition
promises immeasurably to enhance
the beauty of the scenery in the immediate vicinity of Mount St. Charles
College which enjoys a most favorable
natural site in the panorama of the
beautiful Prickly Pear valley.
Helena firms have been awarded contracts in development of the
project
Brother Ferdinand, C. S. C, landscape artist from Notre Dame University, who came to Mount St.
Charles some time ago, drew up the
plans which are now being put into
execution. The State Nursery Co.
has been awarded the contract to
furnish the necessary trees and shrubbery. These include the different varieties noted for their hardihood and
beauty, namely: Colorado Silver Fir,
Mugho Pine, Norway Maple, Colorado
Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Russian Golden Willow, Jack Pine,
Chinese and Pfitzer Juniper.
Mr. M. H. Tuohey of Helena will
take care of the grading, excavating
and other topographical improvements, while the O. S. Skoda Co. will
provide for the piping and watering
systems. The engineering classes of
the college have been in charge of
the surveying, blue-printing and map-
drawing. Work on this initial project
is being pushed ahead as rapidly as
the weather permits in order that the
trees may profit by as much of the
growing season as possible. At any
rate the students returning next fall
will be met by a pleasant surprise.
Annual Pre-Medic Ball
Scheduled for April 26
Is one of leading social affairs of season. Big time promised for all
The Pre-Medic class will entertain
at their annual ball on Friday, April
twenty-sixth, at the Shrine Temple.
Since this is one of the leading social
events of the year the occasion is
looked forward to with eager anticipation. Even now groups of Beau
Brummels are struggling to learn the
latest steps. Tuxedoes are being taken
from the customary moth-proof bags
and beauty will vie with beauty at
the dance of dances. As successful
as were similar performances in past
years, this one promises to outshine
them all. The Pre-Meds, who this
year will graduate one of the largest
classes in the history of the institution, plan to make their hop the talk
of the town. The officers of the club
are Thomas Hosty, President; Joseph
Thornton, Vice-president; and Raymond Dow, Secretary-Treasurer. The
hall will be decorated in the customary colors of Black and White and
many new surprises are being planned in the line of decorations. It is
the night that skeletons dance and one
will be placed at a convenient place in
the hall for anyone who wishes tc
take, for the sake of variety, a partner who is guaranteed to be loose in
joints.

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VOL. XVIII—NO. 8.
MOUNT SAINT CHARLES COLLEGE, HELENA, MONTANA.
Tuesday, April 16, 1929.
Presentation of
"The Upper Room''
is Great Success
i
Performance of Dramatic Club at
Marlow attracts record crowd
"The Upper Room" a drama of
Christ's passion by Monsignor Robert
Hugh Benson, was presented at the
Marlow theatre by the College Dramatic Club on Tuesday, March the
twenty-sixth. The performance was
witnessed by a large crowd at both the
afternoon and evening showings. All
who saw the production were more
than pleased with the work of the
players. Father Riley, Director of
Dramatics, has received many letters
of commendation from those who saw
"The Upper Room." Many have expressed the hope that the play will be
repeated in years to come.
The Scene is the Upper Room
throughout. There are four acts, the
first of which takes place during the
Agony in the Garden and the arrest
of Jesus. The second act takes place
during the trial of Jesus and the way
to Calvary. Act three takes place
during the Crucifixion. The fourth
act takes place in the evening of the
day of the Crucifixion.
Persons of the Drama
Those who took part in the drama
were:
Samuel, of the household of Achaz
John Stafford
Achaz, Lord of the Upper Room....
^■fr Daniel Harrington
^HPjoseph of Arimathea....Murray Brooke
Mary Magdala Lillian Seiler
Mary Margaret Sullivan
Judas Iscariot Edgar Baum
John William McMahon
Peter Vivian Burr
Longinus Charles Lanphier
Veronica Louise Des Jardins
The Doctor John Kopp
Attorney Lester Loble
is Assembly Speaker
Contends that jury system as such is
not at fault and warns against
undue centralization of
judicial power
At the general assembly of March
22nd, attorney Lester Loble, one of
the capital city's leading barristers
delivered an instructive address to the
students of Mount St. Charles College. He dealt with the various
phases of trial by jury and criminal
procedure which are at present attracting much attention and causing
a great deal of comment in political
and social fields. As the Helena attorney has had a very extensive and
successful experience in pleading both
before the bench and the jury he had
his matter very well in hand and
presented his subject in an attractive
manner, and not once did the interest
of his audience wane.
New Ostensorium is
Presented to College
Milwaukee Congregation are the
donors of the gift
Mount St. Charles College has within recent date been the recipient of
a very valuable gift in the form of a
beautiful ostensorium. It stands
thirty-two inches high and is fashioned of gold plate surmounted with
rich designs and bears upon its base
the inscription of the donors, the Holy
Rosary Congregation of Milwaukee of
which parish the Rev. J. J. McGinnity
is pastor. The college wishes to express its sincere" appreciation and
heartfelt thanks for this welcome presentation.
TABLEAUX FROM SCENE IN "THE UPPER ROOM"
Reading- from left to right—Longinus, Charles Lanphier; Peter, Vivian Burr; Veronica, Louise Des. Jardines; Mary,
Margaret Sullivan; John, William McMahon; Joseph of Arimathea, Murray Brooke; S'amuel, John Stafford; Mary Mad-
dale, Lillian Seiler; Achaz, Daniel Harrington.
College Debate Team
Has Successful Trip
Engage in no-decision contests with
Montana State and Eastern
Montana Normal
On Friday, April 5, the debating
team of the college left Helena on
another tour. When they arrived in
Bozeman, they were met by the debaters of the Montana State College
and motored to Three Forks where a
non-decision debate was held in the
County High School. The question for
the debate was "Resolved: That a
substitute for trial by jury be adopted." In Three Forks the Mount St.
Charles team upheld the affirmative
and the negative was supported by
the team from the State College, composed of Frank Feras and Dan Cullen.
From Bozeman to Three Forks the debate teams were accompanied by Professor Brewer, head of the department
of English at the State College.
On the following morning, the
Mount St. Charles team left Bozeman
and arrived in Billings in the afternoon. That evening at the Billings
High School auditorium, they met the
team representing the Eastern Normal College. The Normal team was
made up of Miss Crystal Spaith and
Miss Stella Davis. In Billings, the
Mount St. Charles team upheld the
(Continued on page 3)
JERRY J. O'CONNELL
H. E. Johnson and
J. J. OXonnell are
Winners in Oratory
Every one of the six orators deserving of praise and encouragement.
The whole performance was
excellent
One of the paramount extra-curricular activities of the scholastic year
took place on March 23rd when the annual oratorical contest was held in
the college gymnasium. The performance, which was very well attended,
proved to be one of the most hotly
contested in the history of forensics
at Mount St. Charles. The six speakers were truly excellent, each by his
eloquence and fluency displaying
great ability in the art of the spoken
word. All of the orations were of
first rank, while the speeches themselves, everyone of which had been
carefully prepared, showed that no
effort had been spared in turning out
the most perfect possible. The entrants are surely to be commended for
their enterprise and talent. Those
who participated and the subjects
which they selected were: Jerry J.
O'Connell, A. B. '30, "The Constitution
of the United States"; John .H Good,
Ph. B. '30, "There Must Be No More
War"; Leo J. Belanger, A. B. '29,
"Live and Let Live"; Charles J. Lanphier, A. B. '32, "Which Way America"; Thomas Hosty, P. M. '29, "Declining Liberties"; Harold E. Johnson, Ph. B. '30, "Halt the March of
Sensationalism." James A. Walsh, K.
S. G., Albert J. Roberts, Principal of
the Helena High School, and Raymond
T. Nagle, attorney at law, rendered
the decision.
Winners to be awarded medals. Mr.
Johnson will represent Mount St.
Charles at meet to be held
in Butte May 10
Mr. Harold Johnson, Ph. B. '30 was
the recipient of first honors while
Mr. Jerry O'Connell, A. B. '30, won
second place and a silver medal. The
winner receives a gold medal and is
entitled to the privilege of representing Mount St. Charles College at the
eighth Montana state oratorical contest to be held in Butte, May 10th,
(Continued on page 3)
Caseys Stage Carnival
Benefit Athletic Fund
Merchants of City lend a hand. Pro
ceeds to help promote athletics
at Mount St. Charles
Last week from April 8-13, the local
council of the Knights of Columbus
held their second annual mammoth
carnival for the benefit of the Fighting Saints' athletic fund, and the big
affair was a huge success. The local
"Caseys" have been royal supporters
of the Hilltoppers and have made
possible by their generous work many
large undertakings which have helped
to put Mount St. Charles and the
city of Helena on the map athletically
throughout the Northwest. The merchants of the city recognizing the
winning Fighting Saint combinations
on the gridiron as a valuable and potent advertising medium were equally
generous in their contributions, and
the carnival was one of many attractions.
The chief prize awarded on the concluding evening was a beautiful Whippet coach, with two minor but valuable prizes including a radio and a
hope chest filled by the ladies of the
Cathedral and St. Mary's parishes.
The usual carnival attractions were
present and all who attended pro-
continued on page 3)
HAROLD E. JOHNSON
Landscaping of
College Campus
Now Under Way
Planting of approximately one-half
thousand trees and shrubs will
mark initial step in improvement of grounds
Actual work on an extensive program for the beautification of the
campus was started last week with
the preliminary preparations for the
planting of nearly one-half thousand
trees according to the specifications
of plans launched earlier in the year.
The localities for planting and the
varieties selected were chosen not only
from an artistic viewpoint but also
with regard to the event that subsequent improvements will be made on
the college property. This addition
promises immeasurably to enhance
the beauty of the scenery in the immediate vicinity of Mount St. Charles
College which enjoys a most favorable
natural site in the panorama of the
beautiful Prickly Pear valley.
Helena firms have been awarded contracts in development of the
project
Brother Ferdinand, C. S. C, landscape artist from Notre Dame University, who came to Mount St.
Charles some time ago, drew up the
plans which are now being put into
execution. The State Nursery Co.
has been awarded the contract to
furnish the necessary trees and shrubbery. These include the different varieties noted for their hardihood and
beauty, namely: Colorado Silver Fir,
Mugho Pine, Norway Maple, Colorado
Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Russian Golden Willow, Jack Pine,
Chinese and Pfitzer Juniper.
Mr. M. H. Tuohey of Helena will
take care of the grading, excavating
and other topographical improvements, while the O. S. Skoda Co. will
provide for the piping and watering
systems. The engineering classes of
the college have been in charge of
the surveying, blue-printing and map-
drawing. Work on this initial project
is being pushed ahead as rapidly as
the weather permits in order that the
trees may profit by as much of the
growing season as possible. At any
rate the students returning next fall
will be met by a pleasant surprise.
Annual Pre-Medic Ball
Scheduled for April 26
Is one of leading social affairs of season. Big time promised for all
The Pre-Medic class will entertain
at their annual ball on Friday, April
twenty-sixth, at the Shrine Temple.
Since this is one of the leading social
events of the year the occasion is
looked forward to with eager anticipation. Even now groups of Beau
Brummels are struggling to learn the
latest steps. Tuxedoes are being taken
from the customary moth-proof bags
and beauty will vie with beauty at
the dance of dances. As successful
as were similar performances in past
years, this one promises to outshine
them all. The Pre-Meds, who this
year will graduate one of the largest
classes in the history of the institution, plan to make their hop the talk
of the town. The officers of the club
are Thomas Hosty, President; Joseph
Thornton, Vice-president; and Raymond Dow, Secretary-Treasurer. The
hall will be decorated in the customary colors of Black and White and
many new surprises are being planned in the line of decorations. It is
the night that skeletons dance and one
will be placed at a convenient place in
the hall for anyone who wishes tc
take, for the sake of variety, a partner who is guaranteed to be loose in
joints.